Brother Ben Basile, C.PP.S., is in a reflective mood these days. He’s thinking back on his 50 years of ministry, 40 of them at Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting, Ind. It is right for him to be reflective. Doing the right thing at the right time is a theme that...
By Brother Matt Schaefer, C.PP.S. I’m sitting in the Blessed Sacrament chapel at the Sisters of Providence Center in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., pondering how to write this reflection for our feast day. The focus of the chapel is an altar of repose topped by a marble...
A message for the Solemnity of the Precious Blood from our Provincial Director Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. If you grew up with siblings, you may remember the feeling of holding your wrapped birthday gift and feeling the hot breath of a brother or sister on your...
By Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S. For those who have little children, the Gospel story may bring to mind images that are familiar. You might recall sleeping soundly through a thunderstorm but then suddenly being awaken by a frightened child who tries to crawl into bed...
Since October 2020, a crew from JMD Manufacturing in Tipp City had been traveling north to Carthagena every working morning, methodically removing the windows from the main building of St. Charles Center and replacing them with new energy-efficient windows. There were...
